Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
Will Ferrell Plays it Straight in “Stranger Than Fiction”
By
Kris Rasmussen
Do we control our future? Or is everything that happens to us decided by fate? If there is a creator, do we have a dynamic or static relationship with him–or her? Such deep, philosophical questions don’t seem like the stuff of a Will Ferrell movie, but his latest flick, “Stranger Than Fiction,” will surprise many…
Pedro Almodóvar’s “Volver”: Supernatural Cinema, No Special Effects Needed
By
jmcgee
Pedro Almodóvar doesn’t see dead people, but if you tell him that you do, he’ll probably believe it. “I don’t believe that people come from [the afterlife] in a physical way,” the director said when he met with press last month. “But I completely believe the people that talk about them. I’m sure that they…
“The Nativity Story”: One Infallible Thumb Up?
By
Paul O'Donnell
Once upon an innocent time, Mel Gibson smuggled a print of “The Passion of the Christ” to John Paul II, who reportedly murmured, “It is as it was,” as the credits rolled. Then it turned out JP2 might not have said it at all, or maybe was talking about Propaganda Night at the old Krakow…
“Catch A Fire” for Forgiveness
By
Kris Rasmussen
With Apartheid in South Africa having officially ended in 1990, a political thriller like “Catch A Fire,” which went to wide release this past weekend, could easily feel like it is outdated or, at the very least, feel like a story we have heard before. Yet this bio-pic about the true story of activist Patrick…
333
334
335
336
337
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners